<p>June is LGBTQ Pride Month, a time for both celebration of how far we have come and acknowledgment of progress yet to be made. This year, however, LGBTQ people find themselves in an increasingly hostile environment.</p><p>More Americans identify as LGBTQ than ever recorded — <a class="Link" href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/656708/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx" target="_blank" >1 in 10 adults overall and 1 in 5 adults</a>&nbsp;who are Gen Z, currently in their 20s. Despite this rise, our community has&nbsp;recently&nbsp;experienced a decline in <a class="Link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/heated-rivalry-gay-prejudice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rFA.Gx96.iHeqpFz-N3nl&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank" >social and political acceptance</a>.</p><p>National challenges are often in the news: Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ legislative efforts across the country, exclusion of LGBTQ people from data and research, restrictions on transgender people’s legal recognition and access to care, and a decrease in governmental and philanthropic support for the most vulnerable LGBTQ communities.